Accessing The HD

[scriptkiddie18]

I messed my PC up a bit :( and i recovered it to WinME and installed XP now...I have 2 disks...C which WinXP is on and my D disk which has my movies games music etc....and i cant access it...i double click it and a pop-up wants me to format it in order to access it...is there a way to get my files without formating...thanks in advance

[Negative]

What filesystem is your D-drive?

Did you install XP on NTFS, or on FAT (if you upgraded from WinME to XP Home, it's possible that your C-drive is in FAT, while your D-drive is NTFS)...

If your C is FAT, and your D is NTFS, you'll have to convert the C-drive to NTFS (using convert.exe).
If your C is NTFS, and your D is FAT, you'll have to convert the D-drive to NTFS...

[Relyt]

With the file size of movies, games, and music, it could be difficuly to transfer them to other media. However, simply open up IE and type: D:/ (D being whatever the drive letter of that partition). You should be able to see the files. I just tried it and it worked real easy.

good luck



I'll have to type faster Negative you bet me to it. (fat & ntfs)...lol

[Negative]

If it's a filesystem-problem, he won't be able to access them with IE... :rolleyes:

[MicroBurn]

I'm not to sure, but you could probably download a boot-able Linux distro, (From the CD, from the floppy, whatever) and mount both hard drives (For example: mkdir /mnt/hda1 then mount /dev/hda[harddivenumber]) <- do that for both, and cp -R or mr or whatever the files from one to the hard drive. It should work if the distro has the ability to mount FAT32 drives, or if your Windows XP drive is NTFS, NTFS and FAT32 drives.

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[scriptkiddie18]

My C is FAT32 and my D is NTFS and i have WinXP PRO which is on the C disk...so what does this have to do with my D disk...ok so what am i supposed to do?

Edit: I found this website (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;214579) and i will try and convert my C disk to NTFS and that would fix the problem?

[Negative]

Exactly :)
It's a painful process, you won't loose any data, and your problem will be solved!

[MicroBurn]

I'm not to sure, but you could probably download a boot-able Linux distro, (From the CD, from the floppy, whatever) and mount both hard drives (For example: mkdir /mnt/hda1 then mount /dev/hda[harddivenumber]) <- do that for both, and cp -R or mr or whatever the files from one to the hard drive. It should work if the distro has the ability to mount FAT32 drives, or if your Windows XP drive is NTFS, NTFS and FAT32 drives.

Peace

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That will work without converting anything, without installing anything, and without a chance of loss data.

Peace

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[scriptkiddie18]

Update: I converted C to NTFS but D still wont open....
In My Computer it shows both disks but for C it shows the filesystem and size of the disk...but for D it only sais local disk ( D: ) and thats all...****ing shit i need my files :D

anyone know this...i just reinstalled my WinXP and just a min ago i got a pop-up saying shutdown in 60 seconds...i turned it off with CMD...but i had this same shit a while back when i had a virus...why did it pop-up just now?

[MicroBurn]

RPC explain (ie. Blaster) maybe? What did the message say excatly?

[scriptkiddie18]

System shutdown....this system is shutting down. Please save all work in progress and log off. Any unsaved changes will be lost. This shutdown was initiated by COMP\Zoran

its the same as going into CMD and typing shutdown -s and i killed the process with shutdown -a ....i just reinstalled my Computer and its already a mess rofl :D

anyways this isnt about this right now....its about my D disk...why wont it let me in...i know the same thing happened before but i took my files out before it was asking to format and after i did i could open it and put my files back in....now it gives no information about the drive at all...but its there

Edit: I found that for the shutdown problem there is a wincffg.exe runnin in my proccesses taking up about 50,000K of Memory and for the username it sais system...never saw this thing wtf is it? This might cause the pop-up to shutdown my PC
BTW: after that pop-up and after i disable it i cannot run some software...i just couldn't run the Conection Manager for my SBC Yahoo DSL...anyone know anything about that wincffg.exe process?

Edit2: for the shutdown problem i remember it now...i just downloaded hijackthis and checked the process out a bit and Hijackthis gave me this info:

Infected Examples:

regedit c:\windows\system\sp.tmp /s (i guess that is the command which pop up the shutdown window)
KERNEL32.VBS
c:\windows\temp\install.js
rundll32 C:\Program Files\NewDotNet\newdotnet4_5.dll,NewDotNetStartup

I think i can fix this thing but anyone know how to get my D to open without formatting it?

[Lansing_Banda]

Have you tried booting in to DOS and then tried to access the drive. It sounds like when you were reinstalling your OS, you accidently installed something on that other drive and it has become corrupted.

One idea, you could try and create an image of that drive and then remouint it under a virtual drive. You can use a program like Alcohol 120% to do this. It would be an ass of a process and I am sure that there is another easier way.

Finally I leave you with a few questions. What exactly is the error message, have you tried booting into DOS, have you tried booting into safe mode, have you tried bootin with a bootable linux distro and then looked at it though that, have you tried putting the drive in another computer, are you SURE that one of the installations didn't accidently try to install anything on the other drives?

That was a nice train of thought with a few ideas. I did the same thing a while back and I had two FAT 32 drives that were not affected by the setup. If none of that works then I will keep thinking.

[Lansing_Banda]

And you are having one F***ed up reinstallation to say the most. Are you copies of XP legit?

[MicroBurn]

Why won't you listen to me, download something like Knoppix, mount the drives, copy or move the files from D to C, and reformat D? It would work, as far as I know. I've done it before.

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[scriptkiddie18]

Finally I leave you with a few questions. What exactly is the error message, have you tried booting into DOS, have you tried booting into safe mode, have you tried bootin with a bootable linux distro and then looked at it though that, have you tried putting the drive in another computer, are you SURE that one of the installations didn't accidently try to install anything on the other drives?

The error msg is this: The disk in drive D is not formated. Would you like to format it now [yes] [no]
Yes i have tried safe and DOS mode...nothing
I did not try putting it into another computer...dun have 2 yet
and yes im sure i only installed it on C:\

MB im not very familiar with lunux...to say i never used linux :eek: ...ill download the knoppix but i would really need further instructions from that point...would really suck if i did something wrong and lost the files :(

I hope that the new information helps...i really need to access it...i could get it to work easy
Put my boot disk in for my drive D...and after it would be empty with a capacity of 80GB....but i need the files 1st

[MicroBurn]

Follow these instructions:
1. Download Knoppix
2. Check the MD3SUM
3. Burn it onto a CD
4. Put it in the CD-Rom drive, and boot Linux from the CD
5. Login as root, with whatever the password is
6. Issue the commands:
mkdir /mnt/
mkdir /mnt/d
mount /dev/hda2 /mnt/d
cd /mnt/d
ls
7. Check to see if your files are there.
8. Issuse the following commands:
mkdir /mnt/c
mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/c
cd /mnt/c
ls
9. Check to see if all your files are there.
10. Make sure the drive is not read only
11. Issue the following commands:
cd /mnt/d/
cp -R (copy recursively) *your files* /mnt/c/whateverfolder
cd /mnt/c/whateverfolder
ls
12. Check to see if the files are there.
13. Reboot and pray.

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[scriptkiddie18]

13. Reboot and pray.
heh im prayin all the time :D and lets hope it works

[Negative]

You do know he's trying to make you copy all the files from D to C, right? Make sure you have some space left, then start praying :D

[scriptkiddie18]

well...i got about 30 GB left on C disk and im not sure how much D is used...but its around 18 or 19 GB so it should fit....damn this mirror is slow....only 15% right now

oh btw in the future...ima buy a new computer...new but 'average' so i can do all the shit on it and not mess this one up anymore and plus i could get some knowledge on networking that way, im also thinking about taking a class in school called cisco networking or something, maybe also web design or media class...our school has like announcments over the TV thats what that class is...
Im just so unsure on whether i should go into the graphic design topic which i like...like video editing and such or something more advanced or something with better pay...i mean its a big thing to choose what you wanna do.../am 16 now and taking computer classes already so i need to make up my mind...any sugestions?

[Negative]

I'd suggest you try to study as much basic stuff as you can (some networking, some programming, some design,... a little bit of everything). You're "only" 16, and you have a whole life in front of you. Study the basics, then decide what you like best, not what pays best. What good is a well-paid job if you hate doing it...?

Knowing a bit of everything, and a whole lot about one particular subject is the way to go imo.
And you shouldn't limit "everything" to computers. There's a lot of knowledge out there, and the older you get, the more you'll see how everything is connected, how everything is based on everything else.

Good luck ;)

[rcgreen]

If you had a copy of Norton Utilities, you could try to diagnose
the file system on D: Most likely it's a corrupted boot sector. That's why the
OS is telling you that it's unformatted.

Don't panic.
:cool:

Come to think of it, Scandisk might be able to tell you something,
and fix MBR and/or boot sector corruption.

[scriptkiddie18]

OK well im in knoppix right now and its ****ing awsome...but anyways....
i can access D:\ or on knoppix hdb1...i can even open all files and see them...now here is this problem...i try making a new directory in C or even D but it wont create it...i cant even copy or cut the files from hdb1 to a directory in dha1...and i want to log in as root but wtf is the password? Heh my 1st linux experience...now i belive windows sux

edit: it doesnt wanna take any commands...like mkdir /mnt/d or mount dev/hda1 /mnt/d....it sais something like this...

wtf here the whole thing i did til now...yea im a newbie on linux :p




bash: bash:: command not found
root@ttyp0[knoppix]# root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/d
bash: root@ttyp0[knoppix]#: command not found
root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount: /dev/hda1 already mounted or /mnt/d busy
bash: mount:: command not found
root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount: according to mtab, /dev/hda1 is mounted on /mnt/hda1
bash: mount:: command not found
root@ttyp0[knoppix]# root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/d
bash: root@ttyp0[knoppix]#: command not found
root@ttyp0[knoppix]# bash: cd/mnt/d: No such file or directory
bash: bash:: command not found
root@ttyp0[knoppix]# root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/d
bash: root@ttyp0[knoppix]#: command not found
root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount: /dev/hda1 already mounted or /mnt/d busy
bash: mount:: command not found
root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount: according to mtab, /dev/hda1 is mounted on /mnt/hda1
bash: mount:: command not found
root@ttyp0[knoppix]# root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/d
bash: root@ttyp0[knoppix]#: command not found
root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/d
mount: /dev/hda1 already mounted or /mnt/d busy
mount: according to mtab, /dev/hda1 is mounted on /mnt/hda1
root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount: /dev/hda1 already mounted or /mnt/d busy
bash: mount:: command not found
root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/d
mount: /dev/hda1 already mounted or /mnt/d busy
mount: according to mtab, /dev/hda1 is mounted on /mnt/hda1
root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/d
mount: /dev/hda1 already mounted or /mnt/d busy
mount: according to mtab, /dev/hda1 is mounted on /mnt/hda1
root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount: mount point /mnt/d does not exist
bash: mount:: command not found
root@ttyp0[knoppix]#
root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mkdir: cannot create directory `/mnt/': File exists
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mkdir /mnt/2
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mkdir /mnt/D
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount /dev/hda2 /mnt/d
> mount: error while guessing filesystem type
> mount: mount point /mnt/d does not exist
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/d
> mount: mount point /mnt/d does not exist
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mkdir /mnt/d
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/d
> mount: /dev/hda1 already mounted or /mnt/d busy
> mount: according to mtab, /dev/hda1 is mounted on /mnt/hda1
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# cd/mnt/d
> bash: cd/mnt/d: No such file or directory
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mkdir /mnt/d
> mkdir: cannot create directory `/mnt/d': File exists
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mkdir /mnt/d
> mkdir: cannot create directory `/mnt/d': File exists
bash: command substitution: line 1: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `''
bash: command substitution: line 17: syntax error: unexpected end of file
bash: mkdir:: command not found
root@ttyp0[knoppix]# root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mkdir /mnt/d
bash: root@ttyp0[knoppix]#: command not found
root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mkdir: cannot create directory `/mnt/d': File exists
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# cd/mnt/d
> bash: cd/mnt/d: No such file or directory
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/d
> mount: /dev/hda1 already mounted or /mnt/d busy
> mount: according to mtab, /dev/hda1 is mounted on /mnt/hda1
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/d
> mount: /dev/hda1 already mounted or /mnt/d busy
> mount: according to mtab, /dev/hda1 is mounted on /mnt/hda1
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]#
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]#
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# bash: cd/mnt/d: No such file or directory
> bash: bash:: command not found
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/d
> bash: root@ttyp0[knoppix]#: command not found
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount: /dev/hda1 already mounted or /mnt/d busy
> bash: mount:: command not found
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount: according to mtab, /dev/hda1 is mounted on /mnt/hda1
> bash: mount:: command not found
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/d
> bash: root@ttyp0[knoppix]#: command not found
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# bash: cd/mnt/d: No such file or directory
> bash: bash:: command not found
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/d
> bash: root@ttyp0[knoppix]#: command not found
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount: /dev/hda1 already mounted or /mnt/d busy
> bash: mount:: command not found
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount: according to mtab, /dev/hda1 is mounted on /mnt/hda1
> bash: mount:: command not found
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/d
> bash: root@ttyp0[knoppix]#: command not found
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# bash: cd/mnt/d: No such file or directory
> bash: bash:: command not found
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/d
> bash: root@ttyp0[knoppix]#: command not found
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount: /dev/hda1 already mounted or /mnt/d busy
> bash: mount:: command not found
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount: according to mtab, /dev/hda1 is mounted on /mnt/hda1
> bash: mount:: command not found
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/d
> bash: root@ttyp0[knoppix]#: command not found
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/d
> mount: /dev/hda1 already mounted or /mnt/d busy
> mount: according to mtab, /dev/hda1 is mounted on /mnt/hda1
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount: /dev/hda1 already mounted or /mnt/d busy
> bash: mount:: command not found
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/d
> mount: /dev/hda1 already mounted or /mnt/d busy
> mount: according to mtab, /dev/hda1 is mounted on /mnt/hda1
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/d
> mount: /dev/hda1 already mounted or /mnt/d busy
> mount: according to mtab, /dev/hda1 is mounted on /mnt/hda1
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]# mount: mount point /mnt/d does not exist
> bash: mount:: command not found
> root@ttyp0[knoppix]#


I really need help :D

[scriptkiddie18]

Hahahha....sorry for posting twice but this one deserves it :D
OMG wtf did i do...i used my boot disk for my hard disk in which i can set my disks up etc...and move stuff....now i copied everything from D to C and it deleted everything else like windows and stuff...any suggestions on what to do now?

Maybe unplug my C and restore on D and make my D the boot drive then when i have xp again i could connect C again and set it as slave...any better ideas?

edit: looks like ima be stuck with linux knoppix for couple days

there might be a problem though...my D disk is kinda unstable to say
...windows recognizes it but its only showing 35GB instead of 80 GB til i put my hard disk boot floppy...it fixes it to 80GB but deletes all the stuff on D...so i was thinking i could take the C: to some other computer get all the files onto CDs format it and reinstall windows onto C...that would work i think
any better ideas are more than welcome ;)